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Vox Sanguinis International Forum on transfusion services' response to COVID‐19: Summary
Author(s) -
Yazer Mark H.,
Jackson Bryon,
Pagano Monica,
RahimiLevene Naomi,
Peer Victoria,
Bueno José Luis,
Jackson Ryan P.,
Shan Hua,
AmorimFilho Luiz,
Lopes MariaEsther,
Boquimpani Carla,
Sprogøe Ulrik,
Topholm Bruun Mie,
Titlestad Kjell,
Rushford Kylie,
Wood Erica M.,
McQuilten Zoe K.,
Angelis Vincenzo,
Delle Donne Michela,
Murphy Mike,
Staves Julie,
Cho Duck,
Nakamura Fumihiko,
Hangaishi Akira,
Callum Jeannie,
Lin Yulia,
Mogaddam Mostafa,
Gharehbaghian Ahmad,
Lozano Miquel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/vox.12943
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , coronavirus infections , betacoronavirus , pandemic , medline , virology , blood transfusion , intensive care medicine , immunology , biology , outbreak , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biochemistry
The novel coronavirus (SARS‐Cov‐2) that was first reported in Wuhan, China and provokes the COVID‐19 disease has developed into a pandemic with hundreds of thousands of people infected. Many governments have enforced social isolation protocols on their citizens, which has led to the closure of many large public gatherings in order to limit the spread of the virus. These closures could reasonably be expected to affect blood collections, thereby presaging shortages of blood for transfusion. On the other hand, steps such as the postponement of elective surgeries and other non‐urgent transfusions could mitigate against potential shortfalls in the blood supply.
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